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May 2021
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What Are Postbiotics?

QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Monica Reinagel
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Postbiotics refers to the metabolic byproducts of those probiotic bacteria, which seem to be responsible for many of the beneficial effects of probiotics.

 

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